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The United Nations today called for US$ 8.5 billion for aid agencies to help 51 million people cope with humanitarian emergencies in 2013.
The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) for next year, launched in Rome by UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin...

The situation in Somalia is now rapidly deteriorating, according to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) for Somalia Mark Bowden, who gave a press conference in New York on 29 June. Calling on the international community to take action now, HC Bowden stressed that “If we are not able to respond...

Somalia is now experiencing the worst situation in 10 years due to drought, food shortages, soaring food prices, and conflict. Two consecutive seasons of significantly below-average rainfall have resulted in poor harvest. Food prices in some parts of south Somalia are 200 percent higher than during the...

Humanitarian actors are working to reach Somalia's drought-affected south-central regions, which are difficult to access or controlled by opposition groups. 41,000 people have been displaced due to drought since last December. More on Somalia >>

"The world must not forget Somalia. Behind every statistic, there is a human face," ERC Amos said after making her first official visit to the country to assess the effects of ongoing internal conflict and severe water shortages on 2.4 million people. Read more | More on Somalia |